A liberal theory of practical morality. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Earl W. Spurgin.
• Authors: Spurgin, Earl W
• Contents: Introduction: Genesis and Purpose of this Book / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part I Moral Liberalism / 1. Liberalism as a Moral, not just a Political, Doctrine / 2. Moral Liberalism’s Basic Commitments / 3. Practical Morality and Plural Society / 4. Moral Liberalism’s Broad Applicability / <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part II Liberty of Internal States / 5. General Arguments regarding the Liberty of Internal States <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 6. The Moral Liberty of Fantasies <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 7. Why <span style="font-style:italic;">Schadenfreude is Morally Permissible <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 8. Harmful Sports <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> Part III Liberty of External Acts / 9. General Arguments regarding the Liberty of External Acts <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 10. Role-Model Status and Obligations <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 11. African-American Athletes’ and Celebrities’ use of the N-Word <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 12. Punishment by Nongovernmental Institutions <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> Part IV Obligations and Undue Burdens / 13. General Arguments regarding Obligations and Undue Burdens <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 14. Social-Media Users’ Duty to Self-Censor <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 15. Collective Punishment, Penn State, and other Scandals <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> 16. Harmful Sports Revisited <span style="font-weight:bold;"> / <span style="font-weight:bold;"> Conclusion: A Final Case for Liberalism in Practical Morality
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 179.9; Applied ethics; Ethics -- Social aspects; Liberalism; Ethics, Comparative
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786612250
• Related ISBNs: 9781786612243
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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